Friday, June 10, 2011

Artist: Panic & The Rebel Emergency, Album: Captured By A Vision, Song: Wander Far Away

"There's no boundary for your thoughts.  Let your mind wander far away."  As the story goes, Toronto rock band, The Rebel Emergency, were looking for a studio to record their debut album in and found one in the Bronx, New York.  One of the resident producers at the studio was a reggae artist named, Panic.  Following a recording session, Panic and the band decided to jam which led to the recording of an album.  That album was Captured By A Vision and it was released in 2005.  It is a melting pot of reggae, rock and ska.  One of the more relaxed tracks is a tune called Wander Far Away.  The band played shows and festivals in the U.S., Jamaica as well as Canada in support of this release and received a great deal of positive press.  Panic decided to leave the band for personal reasons following this release.  The Rebel Emergency returned in 2008 with their debut EP that contains re-recorded versions of some of the songs from Captured By A Vision.  In 2009, they released their first full length album of new material.  The band is set to release their third album this year.  You can follow them at http://www.myspace.com/rebelemergencymusic.  You can hear the song, Wander Far Away, on You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kb8F2JUOQ).  You can purchase this album on Itunes.  Thanks for reading and enjoy!